1985Final results
1985 election for New Jersey Governor
Governor · New Jersey
Thomas H. Kean (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Peter Shapiro (D) by 40.7 points.
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · winner
70.4%1,372,631
Peter ShapiroDemocrat
29.6%578,402
1,951,033 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1985
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET